Welcome Screen

When no host tab is active, Zync shows a welcome workspace — your launch pad for local terminals, quick SSH connects, saved hosts, and what's new in each release.

What you see on launch

After setup (or whenever you return to the home view), the welcome screen offers:

  • Quick Connect — Paste or type an SSH target and connect without opening the full connection wizard first.
  • Saved hosts — Cards for your connection list with one-click open.
  • Quick actions — New connection, local terminal, port forwarding, and other common entry points.
  • Clock / dashboard accents — Lightweight workspace chrome while you pick where to work next.

Quick Connect

The Quick Connect bar at the top accepts familiar SSH shapes:

  • user@host or ssh user@host -p 2222
  • Suggestions from your saved connections as you type
  • Templates for common patterns (e.g. cloud provider defaults)
  • An inline auth panel when credentials are needed before connect

Successful connects open a host tab; you can save the session as a full connection from there. For jump hosts, folders, and vault-backed credentials, use New Connection or import from ~/.ssh/config — see Connections.

Local terminal first

You do not need any remote hosts to use Zync. From the welcome screen, open a Local terminal (PowerShell, WSL, Git Bash, or your system $SHELL) and use the same terminal stack — themes, ghost suggestions, search, and session restore — as remote SSH sessions.

Recommended first day

Install Zync → open a local terminal → explore Settings and themes → add your first SSH host when you are ready. Full install steps: Installation.

In-app release notes

Zync includes a What's New tab that fetches release notes from GitHub. Open it from the sidebar or welcome quick actions to browse recent versions with:

  • Version history dropdown (recent releases)
  • Auto-generated table of contents with scroll-spy
  • Section badges (Added, Fixed, Changed, etc.)
  • Syntax-highlighted code blocks with copy buttons

The website /releases page shows the latest GitHub release for download context; the in-app viewer is the full changelog browser inside the desktop app.

Privacy on the welcome screen

Connection cards and Quick Connect suggestions follow the same display name rules as the sidebar. By default, raw host addresses are hidden in lists — enable Settings → General → Privacy → Show host addresses in lists when you want endpoints visible. See Connections.

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